

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Takako Tanaka, DDS
Director, Postdoctoral Oral Medicine Program
Takako Tanaka, DDS, FDS, RCSEd, is a Professor of Clinical Oral Medicine in the Department of Oral Medicine at Penn Dental Medicine, where she serves as Director of the Postdoctoral Oral Medicine Program. She also holds an adjunct professorship at the University of Michigan. Dr. Tanaka specializes in oral mucosal diseases, oral cancer, and orofacial pain disorders, providing consultation services at Penn Medicine locations including the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine in Philad
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Credentials
Board Certifications
- Oral Medicine (American Board of Oral Medicine)
Education & Training
- Dental School: University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry (DDS)
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System (Oral Medicine, 2006)
Years in Practice
17+ years
Peer Recognition
2025
Clinical Focus
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Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian
- Chester County Hospital
- Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
- Penn Medicine at Radnor
Languages
English
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- https://www.dental.upenn.edu/faculty/takako-tanaka/
- https://www.vitals.com/dentists/Dr_Takako_Tanaka
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- https://npidb.org/doctors/allopathic_osteopathic_physicians/oral-maxillofacial-surgery_204e00000x/1649506577.aspx
- https://www.usatopdentists.com/find-dentist/dentist-details.asp?dentist=takako+tanaka&specialty=oral+and+maxillofacial+surgery&city=philadelphia&state=pennsylvania
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